The week in pictures: 31 January 2014

Ballet dancers in full costume perform a scene from one of Russia's best-loved ballets - Swan Lake - by one of its best-known composers - Tchaikovsky (who was gay) - outside London's Russian Embassy to demand President Vladimir Putin ends his crackdown on freedom of expression and gay rights. The performance is directed by ex-Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer Vanessa Fenton.Picture: EDDIE MULHOLLAND FOR THE TELEGRAPH